Glacier Bay National Park Oceanographic Monitoring Protocol: Version OC–2010.1
Danielson S, Johnson W, Sharman L, Eckert G, Moynahan B. 2010. Glacier Bay National Park Oceanographic Monitoring Protocol: Version OC–2010.1. Natural Resource Report. NPS/SEAN/NRR—2010/265. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
Initiated in 1993, the Glacier Bay hydrographic survey archives represent one of the longest running oceanographic datasets in Alaskan waters. This document describes the field methods and data handling procedures required to ensure an uninterrupted and consistent sampling program in the future collection, quality assurance and archiving procedures. The dataset will enable future analyses to better interpret observed changes in the physical environment and better understand how the marine physical environment impacts the abundant marine life found within Glacier Bay.Nine field surveys are scheduled for each year: comprehensive surveys in mid-winter and mid-summer with occupation of all standard stations, and seven monthly surveys between March and October with occupations of representative core stations. Water column profiles of the following parameters constitute the measurements for all surveys: water temperature, salinity, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), optical backscatterance (OBS – turbidity), dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll a fluorescence.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Danielson, Seth; Johnson, William; Sharman, Lewis; Eckert, Ginny; Moynahan, Brendan
- Date of Issue
- 2010-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GLBA , IMDP , NRSS , SEAN
- Keywords
- Alaska, chlorophyll a, CTD, fluorometer, Glacier Bay, Icy Strait, Monitoring, OBS, Oceanography, Oceans, PAR, photic depth, photosynthetically available radiation, physical oceanography, Pressure, Salinity, sigma-t, Temperature, Turbidity
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Marine Hydrology